Privacy & cookies
This page explains the information used by RailBuddy Japan, an independent travel guide, and the choices available to you.
Feedback and corrections
If you send feedback, your message, chosen language, any name or email you enter, submission time and IP address are sent to the site operator by email. Name and email are optional. We use this information to review errors, reply where appropriate and protect the service from misuse. Please do not send passwords, passport numbers, payment details or other sensitive information.
Visits and server logs
The visit counter records access times to calculate daily and total page views; these are not counts of individual people. The hosting service may also record IP addresses, requested pages, times, browser information and referrers in server logs for operating and protecting the site.
Cookies used for feedback
Sending feedback starts a browser session used to limit repeated submissions. A session cookie may be stored for this purpose. You can control cookies in your browser; blocking them may affect this submission limit. Reading a route does not require a RailBuddy account.
Advertising
Google AdSense is not serving ads in this version of the site. When Google ads are enabled, Google and other advertising providers may use cookies based on your visits to this and other websites. Google advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to show personalised ads. The links below explain Google's use of data and how to disable personalised advertising. Advertising and any required regional consent must be set up before ads are served.
Storage and privacy requests
Feedback is received in the operator's email system for reviewing and following up on enquiries. Server logs are handled by the hosting service. To ask about your information or request access, correction or deletion, use “Report a correction” at the bottom of the planner and identify the earlier message without sending sensitive documents. We may need information sufficient to identify the relevant submission.
Links to other services
Operator, map, tourism and advertising links open services with their own privacy policies. Review those policies before providing information to another service.
- How Google uses information from partner sites
- Google personalised-ad settings
- Other providers' advertising choices
Reviewed: 18 October 2026